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THiqiEtidit 1 J I51 NEWS

Two Universities 7,000 Miles Apart,
State, National Leaders, Honor Cohodas

By The Jewish News
Special Correspondent
MARQUETTE, Mich. —
Two universities, 7,000
miles apart on two remote
continents; spokesmen for
the Jewish communities of
Israel and the United States
and representative aca-
demicians; and state and
national officials in both
pqlitical parties, joined in
`1ring Michigan's dis-
taijilished citizen, Sam M.
Cohodas, on his 85th birth-
day, Saturday night at a
dinner held here at the Don
H. Bottum Center on the
campus of Northern Michi-
gan University.
Unusual in many re-
spects, this event, attended
by some 1,500 people, in-
cluded nearly 250 Jewish
representatives from corn-
munities throughout the
country, 75 of whom were
from the Cohodas family.
The crowd was indicative of
the esteem in which "Mister
Sam" is held in many fields
in which he has displayed
his interest and generosity.

Northern Michigan
University shared spon-
sorship of the event with
the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem and the

president of the latter,
Avraham Harman, deliv-
ered the principal ad-
dress at the gathering.
Northern Michigan Uni-
versity President John
Jamrich added a message of
affection for the honoree.
Supplementing the pro-
gram in the all-
inclusiveness of representa-
tive expressions of affection
for "Mister Sam" were Re-
publican Governor William
Milliken and Democratic
U.S. Senator Carl Levin.
Northern Michigan Uni-
versity President Jamrich,
in his role as toastmaster,
read more than a score of
important messages to the
honoree. They included
greetings from President
and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Reagan,
Former President and Mrs.
Gerald Ford and other not-
ables.
Hebrew University
President Avraham
Harman, in his address
as principal speaker to
the gathering, defined
the university's achieve-
ments. He brought from
Israel a plaque honoring
"Mister Sam" and three
ancient oil lamps un-
earthed at Masada as

gifts for Cohodas.
In attendance was a dele-
gation from Detroit and
environs which included:
Prof. Leon Brown, Dr. and
Mrs. William Haber, Mr.
and Mrs. Erwin Ziegelman,
Norman Allan, Carl Levin,
Mr. and Mrs. Max Nosan-
chuck, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Slomovitz and Edie Mit-
tenthal.
In his response, which
was a decisive "never re-
tire" assertion to his family
and friends, Cohodas spoke
of his continuing interest in
educational projects.
He stated that towards
the aimed $200,000 to be
raised at the birthday cele-
bration the sum of $150,000
had been subscribed. He
then gave an assurance that
all of the $200,000 will be
made available, to be
equally divided between the
Hebrew University and
Northern. Michigan Uni-
versity.
An unusual and very
impressive feature at the
testimonial dinner was
the singing of the 23rd
Psalm, "The Lord is my
Shepherd ..." — Adonai
Royee" — by Julia
Pedigo, in Hebrew.
Remarkable in many re-

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spects were the many cita-
tions and gifts presented to
Cohodas and the recogni-
tion of his services rendered
to members of the U.S. Air
Force stationed near Mar-
quette. A major address of
tribute from this source was
by the three-star general,
Lt. Gen. E.S. Harris, Jr.
Participants in the pro-
gram also included: Wilbert
H. Treloar, retired pub-
lisher of the Marquette
Mining Journal; Moshe
Gilboa, Consul General of
Israel for the Midwest;
Jaquelyn Nickerson of
Northern Michigan Uni-
versity; Fred W. Burrows of
the International Apple In-
stitute; Robert Perry of the
Michigan Bankers Associa-
tion; John P. McGoff,
president of Panax Corp.;
and Ned Johnson of the
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.
The invocation was given
by Rabbi Manfred Swarse-
nsky of Madison, Wis. and
the benediction at the end of
the evening was presented
by Rev. Mark F. Schmidt of
Marquette.

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out that "there are a lot of
undecided" voters, he said,
"I would expect that the
campaign between now and
election day will have a
great deal to do with how
Jewish voters and other
voters vote. I would not at
this point say to you that
the Jewish community is
voting either one way or an-
other."
In that connection,
Squadron also said, "I
think the President's ap-
peal to Jewish voters has
been relatively
straightforward," noting
the President's remarks
on U.S. aid to Israel and
his reasons for the U.S.
abstentions in the
crucial United Nations
Security Council vote on
Jerusalem last month.
Squadron said that the
President vowed to veto any
action at the UN that would
seek to impose sanctions
against Israel.
Squadron said the Con-
ference of Presidents will
meet with Republican can-
didate Ronald Reagan at his
temporary campaign home
at Middleburg, Va. But he
was uncertain if another
session would be held with
independent candidate

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were signs which read
"Happy Birthday, Mr.
Sam."
Treloar learned from the
Library of Congress that the
64-page supplement is the
largest ever produced by an
American newspaper in
honor of an individual citi-
zen.

Margolis Household Furniture
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John Anderson, who spoke
to the conference during the
primaries. The Reagan
meeting probably will be
held this Sunday.
Lillian Maltzer of Hun-
tington Woods, president of
the National Federation
Temple Sisterhoods, was
among the Jewish leaders
who met with Carter.

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Carter Meets Jewish Leaders

WASHINGTON (JTA) —
The heads of American
Jewish national organiza-
tions, following an hour-
long meeting with
President Carter at the
White House on Monday,
took a carefully worded
non-commital position with
respect to their views of his
candidacy for re-election
while crediting him with
being "relatively
straightforward" on issues
of concern to them.
Squadron,
Howard
chairman of the Conference
of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organ-
izations, who served as
spokesman at a news con-
ence after the White
use meeting, was asked if
arter was "reassuring to
the American Jewish com-
munity" and how Jews
would vote. "I think to some
extent they were on many
issues," Squadron re-
sponded about reassur-
ances. "I think that on some
issues . . . people left the
room still concerned."
As to how Jews would
vote, Squadron said, "I have
no idea how Jewish voters
will vote. Jews never vote
monolithically for one can-
didate or another." Pointing

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A 64-Page Marquette Mining Journal
Supplement Salutes Cohodas Birthday

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tributes
contains
Cohodas from the most dis-
tinguished leaders in the
area and the most impor-
tant industries and banks.
This was part of the im-
pressive response to the
85th birthday celebration of
the honoree. In a number of
areas of Marquette there

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The Marquette Mining
Journal, in its issue of Sept.
5, carried a 64-page special
supplement devoted to Sam
M. Cohodas.
Edited by Wilbert H. Tre-
loar, author of the Cohodas
biography entitled
"Cohodas: The Story of a
Family," this supplement

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Sharon Plotters
Placed on Trial

TEL AVIV (JTA) — A
25-year-old Gaza woman
and two men she allegedly
recruited to murder Ag-
riculture Minister Ariel
Sharon were formally
charged before a military
tribunal in Gaza this week.
She is accused of employ-
ing the men to infiltrate
Sharon's farm in the south
of Israel and carry out the
murder mission. The two
men, also residents of the
Gaza Strip, allegedly joined
the terrorist group and went
to Amman, Jordan to train
in handling explosives.
They were ordered to shoot
Sharon with a pistol.
The trio also has been
charged with an attempt to
plant a bomb in a movie
house in Kiryat Malachi.

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